Abortion: Murder or Not?

  One of the biggest crimes being committed in this world today is abortion. My readers may have different views on this subject, but I consider this act to be entirely diabolical and horrific.  The thought that over 25 million babies have been aborted just this year alone disgusts me.

  So many people seem to think that abortion is perfectly normal and acceptable, but as a believer of Christ and His Word, I don't find abortion to be "acceptable" at all. Abortion, in my opinion, is a murderous act. Therefore, it is unquestionably a sin.  In the Ten Commandments we are told that murder is a sin. (Exodus 20:13).

  To be a little more elaborate, here is a passage from Exodus 21:22-25 that explains how precious the life of an unborn child is:

  "If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished...  And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."

  I have heard many arguments from people defending abortion, so I would like to expatiate on a few of these arguments with my thoughts:

• "It's the woman's body, so its her choice" - Though it may be the woman's body concerning choices, it is no longer hers. Every human has the right to choose whether it should live or die, and by taking it upon yourself to make the choice to abort the fetus you are taking away this newly formed human's right.
• "Life doesn't begin until after the baby is born" - Who says? The fetus upon fertilization now has everything it needs to develop. It has it's genetic blueprint along with it's own DNA code, making the fetus a totally separate person from the mother.
• "I'm not ready to be a mother; I conceived after being raped" - I group these two together not because they're similar, but because my answer to them is. Though rape is a tragic thing and a child born this way may serve as a reminder of what happened, there is still an alternative to aborting the child. This goes for those who feel they are not yet ready or old enough to be a mother. Putting the child up for adoption is a great alternative. Think of all the people in the world who want to be parents yet cannot have children. Putting the child up for adoption not only gives them their chance at life, but could also help to build another family.

 
  Let's take another look at this. Imagine with me if you will:
  You are a 16 year old girl still in high school.  You're scared because you just found out that you're pregnant and you know that you're not ready to be a mother. You make the decision to have the baby aborted, life goes on. Years have now passed. You're now married with children of your own and realize the blessing that children really are. You now begin to grieve about the horrible act you committed to the precious child that you could have had.



  The Bible talks about how a child is human even before birth:

•  "For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well." - Psalm 139:13-14
• "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee." - Jeremiah 1:5

  I leave with this argument: all humans have souls. For God to have known them in the womb, their souls had to be present. Thus making them human.